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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 - Orestes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what does a guard discover when he goes to look for food?
(a) The fields have been salted.
(b) Some soldiers and slaves have escaped.
(c) Bandits are in the woods.
(d) The wells have been poisoned.

2. In Chapter 4, who accompanies Leander and Orestes for a ways when they leave the village of Leander's mother's family?
(a) 2 of Leander's uncles.
(b) 2 of Leander's cousins.
(c) 3 of Leander's cousins.
(d) 3 of Leander's uncles.

3. In Chapter 4, when does Clytemnestra say that Orestes' room is best?
(a) Fall.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

4. In Chapter 2, where do the guards and Orestes find water after they leave a man dead near a cottage?
(a) Well.
(b) Puddle.
(c) House.
(d) Stream.

5. In Chapter 4, who does Orestes realize orders the killing of Leander's family?
(a) Dinos.
(b) Clytemnestra.
(c) Electra.
(d) Aegisthus.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Electra want Orestes to kill their mother in Chapter 4?

2. How long does it take the old woman to weave poison into the garment that Clytemnestra gives her?

3. In Chapter 3, who did Aegisthus say murdered Electra's father?

4. How old was Orestes when Iphigenia died?

5. Who does Electra consult with in Chapter 3 before she attends Dinos' feast?

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